03-10-2017, 02:39 PM
(03-10-2017, 10:35 AM)SomeGuy Wrote:(03-10-2017, 09:13 AM)Odin Wrote: If my suspicions are correct, there is going to be shockingly high Millennial turnout in 2018 and the Dems will take the House and a shit-load of state legislatures and governorships. Alt-Right lunatics like Kinser won't realize what hit them.
What are these "suspicions" based on? Other than wishful thinking, of course.
Let's take the obligatory bit where I make fun of you for being a progressive and you scream about the evils of the alt-right and fascism as read.
Why do you think, in a non-Presidential election, where mostly Democratic Senate seats are at play, and Congressional districts drawn by Republicans in 2010, and the bias towards geographically dispersed (rural) populations that a territorial representation is going to have regardless of gerrymandering, do you expect such a wave election within the next 2 years?
Because, as this article shows, it's no longer business as usual. Trump is waking a lot of people up out of their apathy and that is only going to grow as time goes by. Additionally, the US is due for a recession and Trump and the GOP is sure to exacerbate any downturn, leading to the Rust Belt to turn on him.
Also, gerrymandering, ironically, makes the Republicans particularly vulnerable in a "throw the bums out" wave election.
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